×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

PVC Pipe Energy Storage

PVC Pipe Energy Storage

PVC Pipe Energy Storage

(OP)
Does anyone have data, worksheet, or some information that would simplify calculating the amount of energy stored in the "stretch" of PVC pipe undergoing pressure variations.
Could work from raw data perhaps, and will do so.  But would prefer help to find a short cut.

Ideal solution would be a worksheet that allowed input of the type of pipe (class, schedule, C-900, etc.).  Then input the nominal pipe size, length, and then temperature.

Another solution would be to input wall thickness, ID or OD, length, and temperature.

Output would be best if stated in ergs.

My goal is to analyze pump cycling times on highly variable flow regimes based on energy stored in the pipe system itself.

PUMPDESIGNER

RE: PVC Pipe Energy Storage

Hello,

Perhaps ASTM D2837-02, Standard Test Method for Obtaining Hydrostatic Design Basis for Thermoplastic Pipe, might be of some use to you.

RE: PVC Pipe Energy Storage

(OP)
Thank you fredb.
I'll go study that.

PUMPDESIGNER

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources